Actually, kids don’t hangout every single day of the week. We make sure to put time and effort into our schoolwork, but parents never seem to understand that fact. In fact, most of the high schoolers I know care about their grades in school. As a sophomore, I’ve figured out that homework does take a lot of time, effort, and sometimes discipline. For example, midterm week requires students to make themselves inseparable from their textbooks and forces us to study almost six chapters in every subject. Last year during midterm week, I had a chance to go to my friend’s house for a sleepover. All of my friends were going to be there, but I knew midterms were more important to me, so I didn't go. Parents may not be aware of the fact that students actually have to make sacrifices in their social lives and extracurricular activities. I wish that parents could realize that it takes patience, responsibility, and sacrifices in order to do well in school.